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The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays QUOTES

The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays QUOTES

1 " Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . . "

― Oscar Wilde , The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays

2 " To shut one's eyes to half of life that one may live securely is as though one blinded oneself that one might walk with more safety in a land of pit and precipice. "

― Oscar Wilde , The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays

3 " In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing. "

― Oscar Wilde , The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays